Towel rack



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Application filed September 29, 1922. Serial No. 591,258.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, WESLEY H BAUCK, a citizen of the United States, residin at Camden, in the county of Camden and tate of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Towel Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates tonew and useful improvements in a, towel rack, and has for its object to provide. a unique means to fasten the rack to a bath tub or like article.

Another object of this invention is to provide a fastening device in which the adjusting means is invisible afterthe standard is placed in position.

A further object'of my-invention is to provide for spacing the rack from the wall of the building such spacing means also adding rigidity to the rack.

With these endsin -view, this invention consists in-the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated-bythe claims.

In order that those skilled inlthe art'to which thi invention appertains, may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, in which a Fig. 1, is a sectional side elevation of my improved towel rack showing it attached to the rim of a bath tub which is illustrated in section.

Fig. 2, is a plan View of the head of the rack with the arm broken off.

Fig. 3, is a side elevation of the lower end of the rack at right angles to the showing in Fig. 1, a portion of the tub looking from the inside being illustrated. v

Fig. 4:, is an enlarged sectional elevation ofthe body with certain of its component parts illustrating constructional details.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, 2 represents the oppositely disposed legs supporting the body 3 and adapted to rest upon the upper side of the roll rim or flange 4: of the bath tub 5. The undersides of the legs or the feet forming an integral part thereof are concaved or recessed as at 6 to better fit the curvature of the roll rim.

The body 3 has a vertical bore 7 therethrough of two different diameters, the

larger portion of said bore containing threads 8 whereby the lower end of the tubular standard or upright9 may be screwed therein. The shank 10 of the hookshaped attaching member 11 passes through said bore and has atubularsleeve 12 loosely fitting over it with the lower endofsaid sleeve resting on the shoulder 13 produced bythe differences in the diameter of the bore While 7 the upper end of said. sleeve is below the upper end of the shank. Anut 14 is threaded onto the shank ofthe attachingmember and engages the upper end of the sleeveso' that when said nut is rotated. in the proper direction the hookend of the attaching member will be drawn towardthe body 3-as will be obvious. t Y

The hook end of the attaching memberisadapted to engage the: edge of the roll rim or flange 4 of a tub or the-like when the legs are resting on .top oflsaidrim and by draw ing up on the nut 14 the rack will be secured. to the tub. As the attaching member- 11 is tightened it has a tendency to force-the rack. out of a vertical line and in order toprevent this or properly space, the, rackfrom the wall, represented by 15,1and add rigidity to the structure I providea' spacing device v consisting of a plate .16. adapted to rest against the wall or othersurface and having threaded connection with a stem 17 which removably fits in the horizontal smooth hole 18 in the body the said stem 17 resting against the inner end of the hole or against the shank, of the attaching member where V a said hole runs into the bore .7 as here shown. l

After the body and its component parts are secured to the tub as herein set forth and properly spaced from the wall, the tubular standard 9 is placed over the projecting end of the shank, sleeve and nut and i K i screwed into the larger portion of the-bore 7 thus enclosing said parts so that they will be invisible and cannot be tampered with by children or other curious persons.

A head 18 is carried by theupper end of the standard and preferably has threaded connection therewith. This headhas the arms 19 mounted thereon to support towels,

wash rags and the like, said arms being stationary or movable as desired but the latter are here shownfor convenienceof illustra tion. y

The arms may be of any desirable shape,

size or configuration. andare connected with the rotatable members rotatably mounted upon the pintles 21 set in the head 18 and held in place by the anchoring pins 22.

Of. course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as herein shown as'these may be varied within the limits of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my .inven-V tion, what I claim as new and useful is 1-. In a towel rack, a body, legs for sup- IJIICIBI'JSUIfaCGS .at'theirlower ends-r0 rest.

uponthe roll rim of a tub orlike object, a hooked attaching me'mber adapted to engage the e-dge of said Tim and :having a "shank passing'through the bore of said body, a tubular sleeve loosely fitting over a portion ofsaid shank and resting on theshoulder 'within'thebody with its upper end below the outer end of the shank, a nut having threaded connection with the shank and en-' gaging the upperend of the sleeve to adjust the attaching member, a tubular standard telescoping over the shank, sleeve and nut and screwed into thelarger portion of the bore in the body, a head on the upper end of the standard, arms carried by said head and means to space the rack from a wall.

3. A towel rack'comprising a body having a vertical bore of two different diameters thereby producing a shoulder, the larger portion of the bore being threaded and located above the smaller portion and a horizontal hple, oppositely disposed legs projecting from the body and having concaved under surfaces at their lower ends to rest upon the roll rim of. a tub'or like object, a hooked attaching member adapted to engage the edge of said rimand havinga shank passing through the bore of 'thebody, a

tubular sleeve loosely fitting over aportion of said; shank 'andresting on the shoulder within the body with its upper end :below the outer end of the shank, a nut having threaded connection withithe shank and engaging the upper end of the sleeve to adjustthe attaching member, a tubularstand ard telescopingover the shankysleeve and nut and screwed into the larger portion of the bore in thebody, a head on the'upp'er end of the standard, arms 'carriedby said head, a stem removably fitting 'in the horizontal hole in the =body-and :a plate adjustably carried'by said stem to' e'n'gage a surface for spacingthe rack from said surface and adding rigidity thereto. y

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto aifixed my-signature.

Y WESLEY H. BA UGK- 

